Carlos Tévez was suspended by Manchester City last night after his act of
mutiny 24 hours earlier.

Roberto Mancini had appeared to act unilaterally in saying that Tévez would
“never” play for City again after the Argentina forward’s apparent refusal
to come on as a substitute during the team’s 2-0 defeat away to Bayern
Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday.

After consultation with their legal advisers and an official complaint from
Mancini to the board, the club’s hierarchy declared last night that the
player would be unavailable while an internal review is carried out into the
incident at the